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Innovation Competition: Industrialized Housing in Chile

The Chilean Chamber of Construction (CChC), within the framework of Construir Innovando and in partnership with Déficit Cero and the Ministry of Housing and Urbanism (MINVU), invites you to participate in an open innovation competition. The goal is to demonstrate that industrialized solutions are viable for addressing the housing deficit in Chile through micro-settlement strategies.

Ideas Competition for the Chile Pavilion at the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale

The Ministry of Cultures, Arts, and Heritage, through its architecture department, has launched an open call for ideas for the Chilean Pavilion at the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale, which will take place in Italy from May 20 to November 26, 2023.

Written Architecture 2022: Registration Open for the National Reflection and Research Competition

The National Reflection and Research Competition, Arquitectura Escrita 2022, organized by the Grupo Arquitectura Caliente, seeks to highlight and disseminate readings on the discipline through an open competition that awards the best texts from architecture students, professional architects, or representatives of other disciplines who, through their research and reflections, contribute to the knowledge and debate of architecture in Chile.

1st Design Competition for the Repurposing of Mined Areas for Economic and Social Use

The competition aims to select and award the best projects that propose urban solutions or new activities with social and economic benefits for areas that have been or are currently being mined.

Minimum Competition - (Re)consolidating the Iberê Camargo Foundation in the Porto Alegre landscape

The first competition for architecture and urbanism students and recent graduates, organized by MINIMUM, aims to foster participants' ideas and creativity. Consequently, the challenge is to design a space in front of the Iberê Camargo Foundation in Porto Alegre. The central theme is open, provided that teams adhere to the fundamental premise of creating movement, animation, and activities to reconsolidate the Foundation and its immediate surroundings within the city throughout the week.
The five highest-scoring projects will be presented by their teams on September 1st of this year at the Foundation's headquarters.
Confirmed jurors include the general director of the Iberê Camargo Foundation, Emilio Kalil.
Registration is now open and can be completed until August 9th on the official Minimum website (www.minimumpoa.com.br), where the full competition brief is also available.

Design competition for the “IABsp 2018 Awards – 75th Anniversary Special” trophy

The Institute of Architects of Brazil - São Paulo Department (IABsp) is pleased to invite students to the TROPHY DESIGN COMPETITION for the "IABsp 2018 Awards - 75th Anniversary Special."

Participation is open to all undergraduate students of architecture, interior design, graphic design, and industrial design across the country.

Call for Entries: 2025 Urban Contribution Award

The 2025 Urban Contribution Award (Premio Aporte Urbano) is an annual distinction that seeks to recognize and highlight built works and initiatives in Chilean cities that make a significant contribution to urban development and well-being.

Competition for the “Vulnerable Habitats” exhibition at the XXII Chile Architecture and Urbanism Biennial

Applications opened yesterday, Thursday, September 29, for the competition of ideas for the exhibition to be presented at the XXII Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism of Chile, co-organized by the Association of Architects of Chile and the Ministry of Cultures, Arts, and Heritage. The call for entries will remain open from September 29 through October 24, 2022, with the event scheduled to take place between December 2022 and January 2023.

Ideas competition: Cultural Center, former Santa Cruz departmental government building

The Illustrious Municipality of Santa Cruz invites students and architects from across Chile to present and develop ideas for the intervention of the former Santa Cruz departmental government building, located at 74 Diaz Besoain, to transform it into the future House of Culture.

Villa San Luis Memorial Museum Design Competition

The Presidente Riesco Construction and Real Estate Company and the Villa San Luis Evictees Foundation, with the sponsorship of the Chilean Institute of Architects (CA) and the Association of Architectural Offices (AOA), and with the Ministry of Cultures, Arts, and Heritage acting as guarantor, have announced a national architectural design competition for the adaptive reuse of the existing Block 14 of the former Villa San Luis as a Memorial Museum. The site, along with its protected perimeter, has been a National Monument in the Historic Monument category since 2017.

The call for nominations for the 2024 National Architecture Award is now open.

In keeping with a tradition dating back to 1969, the Colegio de Arquitectos de Chile is calling for nominations for the 2024 National Architecture Award. This is the highest honor an architect or architectural team can receive in our country. According to the Regulations for Awards and Distinctions, the award recognizes individuals "whose career and ethical and professional performance have set an example for all architects, in any manifestation of professional practice, whether in the field of architectural design, academic work, professional association involvement, public service, or management."

Course on Citizen Urbanism and Early Childhood

More than half of the global population currently lives in cities, presenting a challenge for urban planners and professionals in urban management and design. One of the most significant elements of this landscape is public space—including parks, plazas, esplanades, boulevards, and streets—where everyone has the right to be and move freely. These spaces function as meeting points where cultural, social, economic, and informational exchanges converge.

Call for Entries: 1x1 Collection_Chile

Countless women around the world have contributed to the development of the built environment and the habitat, as well as to the advancement of architecture as a profession; however, much of this work remains unpublished and unknown. This invitation to join the 1x1 Collection of the International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) seeks to make the contributions of all women architects visible so that the record of their work does not disappear, taking their valuable stories with it.

Creative Factory: Open Call

If your company is creative, innovative, and technology-driven, apply to Corfo's new "Factoría Creativa" program. The initiative features two calls for entries—Factoría Inicia and Factoría Escala—offering co-financing for up to 80% of the total project cost.

Architectural Skins Competition: Timber Envelopes for Existing Buildings

September 22 marks the launch of the Architectural Skins competition: timber envelopes for existing buildings. This invitation from WoodArch is sponsored by the AOA (Association of Architecture Offices) and the Chilean Institute of Architects.

Curatorial project competition for the Chile Pavilion at the 2023 London Design Biennale

The Ministry of Cultures, Arts, and Heritage, in collaboration with ProChile and the Directorate of Cultural Affairs (DIRAC)—both part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs—announces the launch of the Curatorial Project Competition for the Chile Pavilion at the 2023 London Design Biennale. The event will take place from June 1 to 25, 2023, in London, United Kingdom.

ARCHIMIA: Call for Student Projects

The trajectory of design is inherently uncertain. Hands and minds, engaged and restless, seek new scenarios where process and exploration take center stage.

Mexico 2018 Product Lighting Design - What light does Mexico want? - Ideas Competition

  • Title

    México 2018 Product Lighting Design - ¿Qué luz quiere México? - Concurso de Ideas
  • Type

    Anuncio de Concurso o Licitación (Proyectos a construirse y Master Plans)
  • Organizers

  • Registration Deadline

    December 05, 2018 12:00 AM
  • Submission Deadline

    February 05, 2019 12:00 AM
  • Venue

    Museo Memoria y Tolerancia CDMX
  • Price

    Gratis
  • Country Restrictions

    Mexico

“Outdoor luminaire design representing a new lighting solution”
“¿Qué luz quiere México?” (What light does Mexico want?) is open to students, as well as established professionals and those early in their careers. Proposals from all disciplines are welcome, including, but not limited to, artists, industrial designers, lighting designers, architects, and engineers.
The theme is open to broad interpretation. This is an opportunity for participants to explore their creativity and present their vision for an outdoor luminaire that offers a new lighting solution.”

Call for entries for all architects residing in the State of Tabasco, Mexico, for the 13th Tabascan Architecture Biennial 2018.

THE TABASCO COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTS (COLEGIO DE ARQUITECTOS TABASQUEÑOS A.C.) INVITES ALL ARCHITECTS RESIDING IN THE STATE OF TABASCO TO PARTICIPATE IN THE XIII TABASCAN ARCHITECTURE BIENNIAL 2018.
I. OBJECTIVES.
To identify the best architectural works by architects from the State of Tabasco, as well as publications, research, and theses. To recognize their authors. To disseminate the most relevant works to allow, through analysis and critique, a reflection on responsible contemporary architecture and sustainable solutions.
II. PARTICIPANTS AND CONDITIONS.
All architects residing in the State of Tabasco who hold a professional degree and license and who practice in the state with national or international work may participate individually or in groups. Eligible entries include built works, research papers, publications, theses, and academic projects (see note in classifications) completed during the biennial period from May 2016 to May 2018. Works that have been presented in previous Biennials are not eligible. A work may compete in only one classification.
In accordance with National Assembly agreements: Only works that have previously participated in their LOCAL AND/OR REGIONAL BIENNIALS may be registered for the FCARM National Biennial.

Architecture Photography Competition: El Rebote Park

  • Title

    Concurso de Fotografía Arquitectura: Parque El Rebote
  • Type

    Anuncio de Concurso o Licitación (Proyectos a construirse y Master Plans)
  • Website

  • Organizers

  • Submission Deadline

    November 12, 2018 10:23 AM
  • Venue

    Navojoa, Sonora, México
  • Price

    Gratis
  • Country Restrictions

    Mexico

Tabb Architecture, in collaboration with the Instituto Sonorense de Cultura, invites you to participate in the first edition of an architectural photography competition dedicated to the 'Parque El Rebote' project, located in Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico.

2nd Félix Candela Award: National Museum of Architecture in Mexico

  • Title

    II Premio Félix Candela: Museo Nacional de Arquitectura de México
  • Type

    Anuncio para Concurso de Ideas
  • Organizers

  • Registration Deadline

    March 22, 2019 11:59 PM
  • Submission Deadline

    May 22, 2019 11:59 PM
  • Venue

    Ciudad de México
  • Price

    1200 a 2500 (según periodo)
  • Country Restrictions

    Mexico

Organized by IESARQ, this competition is open to students of architecture, urbanism, and design, as well as Mexican architects, urban planners, and designers up to 35 years of age, participating individually or in teams of two or three members. The second edition of the Félix Candela Award invites participants to reflect on architecture as an autonomous discipline within the cultural context of Mexico.

Alternative Energy and Sustainable Design Competition, Xignux-UDEM Award. Applications open.

Xignux and the University of Monterrey invite students from universities in the Monterrey metropolitan area to form multidisciplinary teams and participate in the competition.

Xignux-UDEM Award: Alternative Energy and Sustainable Design Competition 💡 💧 ♻

The University of Monterrey and the company Xignux invite students from universities in the Monterrey metropolitan area to form multidisciplinary teams and participate in the competition.

Mictlán Pavilion Competition

  • Title

    Concurso Pabellón Mictlán
  • Type

    Anuncio para Concurso de Estudiantes
  • Organizers

  • Registration Deadline

    October 07, 2018 10:00 PM
  • Submission Deadline

    October 07, 2018 10:00 PM
  • Venue

    Muelle de San Juan Evangelista
  • Price

    Gratis
  • Country Restrictions

    Mexico

CENTROmx, with the support of INDAJO and the Government of Tlajomulco, announces the 2018 Mictlán Pavilion Competition. Open to students and recent graduates (28 years of age or younger) in Architecture, Industrial Design, Interior Design, and Urban Planning from the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area, the competition invites participants to design and intervene in a pavilion at the San Juan Evangelista pier on the shores of Cajititlán, offering the opportunity to imagine and propose a space that interacts with the community during the “Mictlán Festival 2018,” held in celebration of the Day of the Dead.

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